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Newsreels: 1956 Events At Home And Abroad
Newsreels 1956 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1956. Our Public Domain Stock Footage newsreels cover every major world event, the not so major events, strides in technology, the lives of public figures, fads and trends. Newsreels 1956 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1956. |
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1956 (UE56061)
EGYPT SEIZES SUEZ:
ALEXANDRIA – In a belligerent speech before a wildly cheering audience, President Nasser announces the seizure of the internationally owned Suez Canal. His speech brings an immediate freezing of assets in Britain and threat of military reprisal by France.
AUSTRIAN RAILS MINED:
AUSTRIA – A two-mile stretch of track within Austrian boundaries on the border of Czechoslovakia is found to be mined by the Reds during the occupation. Fifteen thousand personnel mines are removed before the track can be used.
HELICOPTER SCHOOL:
FRANCE – At the government conducted school in eastern France, not only provides a six-month concentrated course in flying, but provides its students with some of the most beautiful scenery in the world – the French Alps.
RED HOUSEWARMING:
SAN BRUNO, CAL. – Warm-hearted citizens of this community provide furnishings, down to toys to go with a house purchased by Russian engineers during a recent visit. The house will be shipped half-way around the world to Moscow.
FOR MEN ONLY:
Burt Bacharach offers some highly useful and practical hints to that tortured soul – the chef who wants to make a good impression at a cook out.
SPORTS
FRANCE – Each year France’s mad motorcycle mahouts tackle a little wilder course in their cross-country steeplechase. Some of the time is spent on the ground, but most of its is in the air.
DETROIT – Gaby Tobian retains his National senior men’s A.A.U. diving title against a field that performs some breathtaking dives from the high platform.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1956 (UE56062)
IKE CONFIDENT ON HEALTH ISSUE:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In his first press conference since his recent operation, President Eisenhower expresses confidence that he can continue his efforts on the nation’s behalf for another four years but stresses that it’s up to the voter to decide the question finally.
PREMIERE OF ‘WALK THE PROUD LAND’:
HUDSON, N.Y. – At nearby Claverack, birthplace of the famous Indian agent John Philip Clum, whose life is portrayed in Universal-International’s “Walk the Proud Land,” a plaque is unveiled marking his birthplace. Stand in for star Audie Murphy is Miss Universe.
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FOR MEN ONLY:
Famed male style Arbiter Burt Bacharach has some helpful hints for the guys. This time it’s about cars.
RODEO HONORS A GREAT CHIEF:
JOSEPH, ORE. – The eleventh World’s Championship rodeo honors chief Joseph, one of the most famous in the Pacific Northwest. It’s just wild and wooly as its predecessors, with top riders of the country pitting their strength and stamina against the orneriest critter ever corralled.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1956 (UE56063)
FLEET UNITS TO SUEZ:
ENGLAND – As the West ponders means to counter Nassers’ seizure of the Suez Canal, a vital threat to Britain’s life line to the Middle East, fleet units are removed from mothballs, and aircraft carriers hastily dispatched to the crisis area, to stand ready for action.
1,900 M.P.H. ROCKET PLANE:
CALIFORNIA – Ninety thousand feet over Muroc Dry Lake, the Air Force’s newest experimental rocket plane, the X-2, accelerates to an incredible 1,900 m.p.h. – it’s skin, of a new alloy metal, successfully withstanding the enormous heat produced by its speed, the “thermal barrier.” An historic first, that’s marked at the Air Force Association convention in New Orleans with the citation of test pilot Lt. Col. Frank Everest.
WATCH FASHIONS:
NEW YORK – Four centuries of progress by the veteran watch makers of Switzerland are highlighted by a historical exhibition and very contemporary fashion show. The contrast from 10-pound “turnips” to minute gems for milady’s wrist is stylishly set forth.
DARING DIVERS ANTICS:
SEATTLE – The Diving Maniacs get Seattle’s annual Seafair celebration off to a flying start with a combination of clowning and dare deviltry that dissolves the crowd in mirth. Merry madcaps make a splash with high, wide and handsome antics off the high board.
ATOMIC FOOD PRESERVATION:
ILLINOIS – At Argonne National Laboratories, atomic radiation produced by supervoltage electron beams is used to preserve food in an amazing new process, that enable storage of meats and vegetables for months at room temperature.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1956 (UE56064)
IKE URGES CAUTION ON SUEZ SEIZURE:
At his weekly press conference, President Eisenhower decries the use of force, and expresses hopes that a peaceful settlement of the explosive Suez issue will be reached at the coming London conference.
BOY SCOUTS from 19 nations pitch camp in Japan for one of the greatest international jamborees in scouting history. Crown Prince Akihito reviews the grand parade of 19,000 youngsters.
ROAD-E-O in Washington, D.C., is the climax of a national grass-roots competition to find America’s most skilled teenage driver. 50 finalists negotiate a rigorous series of tests.
JUNGLE OIL is the object of modern treasure hunt in Colombia, over what may be one of the Hemisphere’s richest oil areas. A whole new industry blossoms in the South American jungle.
SPORTS:
SEAFAIR TROPHY, speedboating’s richest race, provides aqua-thrills on Seattle’s Lake Washington. An estimated half million watch as the hydroplane event is won by Shanty the First, with an average 110 m.p.h.
THE HAMBLETONIAN, harness racing’s classic New York event, is won by Intruder – last year too sickly to enter – this year a stylish trotter who outstrips a field of stars for the hundred thousand dollar purse.
OLYMPIC DIVING tryouts in Detroit. Top college athletes compete for the coveted 1-2-3 slots on the men’s and women’s teams that will go to Melbourne, performing with all their skill in magnificent displays of skill.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1956 (UE56065)
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION:
More than a thousand delegates gather in Chicago for the convention, expected to be wide open and hotly contested, at which the Democrats will choose their Presidential standard bearer. The issue between front runner Adlai Stevenson and Gov. Harriman of New York sharpens with former President Truman’s endorsement of Harriman – and the curtain rises on the convention itself with the keynote address of Gov. Frank Clement of Tennessee.
COLOMBIA EXPLOSION KILLS 1,200:
The explosion of 7 trucksfull of dynamite almost levels the cty of Cali in a matter of minutes. Over 1,200 die in the blast, the worst catastrophe ever to strike Colombia. An 85 foot crater was gouged out by the explosion, which President Rojas-Pinilla hints may have been caused by sabotage.
GERMAN PROTESTANTS’ CONGRESS:
Half a million Germans, including high national leaders, from East and West Germany gather at the biennial Protestant Laymen’s Congress in Frankfurt. A hundred foot cross at the focal point symbolizes the Congress’ role as a spiritual bridge for the divided nation.
SPORTS
SOAP BOX DERBY:
A 14-year old New York lad, Norman Westfall, representing Rochester, wins the 19th Annual All American Soap Box Derby, the fastest of a field of 155 finalists from the United States, Canada, Ireland and Germany.
BROWNS TOP ALL-STARS:
In Chicago, out of season football intrudes on the summer sports season, as the College All Stars tackle the champion Cleveland Browns in the traditional joust for charity. The pros win, 26-0, in an action filled gridiron romp.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1956 (UE56067)
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION:
A festive atmosphere reigns as a confident GOP convenes in San Francisco. Delegates from all parts of the country arrive to proclaim themselves on the Ike bandwagon, Washington’s Governor Langlie sets the campaign tone in his keynote address at the huge Cow Palace, a note of assurance.
SUEZ IMPASSE:
As deadlock seems certain in the London conference of 22 foreign ministers, despite Secretary Dulles’ plan for international control of the Suez waterway, Egypt’s President Nasser mounts in prestige through the Arab world, acclaimed by exultant throngs. An eyewitness is American Dennis Briody, 13-year old guest of Nasser.
AMERICAN DERBY:
29,000 are on hand for the American Derby at Chicago’s Washington Park. Needles, the favorite, is out of the running as Swoon’s Son takes command in the stretch to romp home for a $150,000 purse.
WATER SKI CHAMPS:
At Cypress Gardens, Florida, water-skiing champions show off the latest addition to their repertory of acrobatics aloft and afloat, a two in one thriller combining the jump and aerial spin.
NATIONAL BASEBALL CONGRESS:
The National Baseball Congress’ annual tournament opens, with 32 top semi-pro teams on hand, representing a season of grassroots’ diamond activity. Among the notables on hand, George Sisler, Rex Barney, and Wes Santee.
INDIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY:
200,000 Hindus gather at New Delhi to hear Prime Minister Nehru’s address as India celebrates the 9th anniversary of independence. Nehru warns of the threat to world peace posed by the Suez crisis.
LEXINGTON TEA PARTY:
Yokosuko, Japan, plays host to the U.S.S. Lexington as the carrier celebrates its birthday. The traditional tea ceremony of Japanese festivities is performed on the flight deck for all hands.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1956 (UE56068)
IT’S IKE AND NIXON:
The Republican National Convention in San Francisco reaches a jubilant climax with the nomination of President Eisenhower as standard bearer for the G.O.P. in the ’56 Presidential campaign, and Vice President Nixon as his running mate. Tumultuous demonstrations on the floor of the Cow Palace follow the unanimous ballots.
“FLYING SAUCER” RADAR PLANE:
In California, a new and odd-looking craft makes its first flight, a Super Constellation topped by a 30-foot disc. Looks like a flying saucer that’s captured the plane actually, it’s the largest farthest-seeing airborne radar yet developed.
JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS:
At Seattle University, U.S. collegians and amateurs battle for the Black Belt symbol of mastery in the ancient Japanese sport of Judo. Sponsored by the A.A.U., this 4th national competition features slam bang displays of skill, strength, and coordination.
DIEPPE RAID MEMORIAL:
In France, solemn memorial observances mark the 14th anniversary of the Dieppe raid of World War Two, when 10,000 men stormed ashore in a nine hour raid. Mostly Canadians, they suffered more than 60% casualties, a gallant but tragic chapter in military history.
FOOTBALL – RAMS vs. REDSKINS:
In Los Angeles Coliseum, the Rams and Redskins clash, out of season, for charity – and it’s a thrilling preview of fall gridiron action in store. 83,000 see the hard fighting Rams smashed to defeat by a rampaging Redskin eleven, 39-21.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1956 (UE56069)
BABY KIDNAP VICTIM FOUND DEAD:
The kidnapping of the Weinberger baby is solved, 52 days after the crime, when Angelo LaMarca, trapped after F.B.I. agents sifted 2 million signatures on public records to match the ransom note, leads police to the roadside spot where he abandoned the infant to die. All hope ends for the parents, and the Long Island crime that shocked the nation is closed with tragic, brutal finality.
IKE VISITS CALIFORNIA MISSION:
President and Mrs. Eisenhower add sight seeing to their post convention West Coast holiday, with a visit to the historic Catholic Carmel Mission at Carmel, California.
OLD TIMERS’ BASEBALL:
Legendary figures of diamond history return to uniform at Yankee Stadium in New York. Good baseball and hearty laughs as past Yankee greats field a team against past stars of the White Sox – with baseball clown Al Schacht umpiring!
ICE-CAPADES OPENS 17th SEASON:
At Atlantic City, N.J., the 17th edition of the Ice-Capades debuts, an all new show that’s tops in glitter and glamour. Poetry and pageant are blended with the hilarious antics of Labreque and Gray, and the spectacular style that won Ronnie Robertson the 1956 World’s and Olympic Free Style Championship.
NATIONAL WATER-SKIING CHAMPIONSHIPS:
At LaPorte, Indiana, aqua-thrills are the order of the day as water-skiiers from all parts of the U.S., and a few foreign competitors vie for the National Crown. An airborne exhibition is added to a fast paced round of competition that puts the emphasis on skill and thrills.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1956 (UE56070)
RED PLANES LEAVE BERLIN:
Russia’s “peace offensive” continues with the withdrawal of 70 jet fighter-bombers from East German bases. Departure ceremonies permit the first really close up glimpses of the latest Red jets in actual service, including the highly-touted II-28.
SUPER-GATLING GUN:
At Aberdeen Proving Grounds, an amazing new weapon is tested, a multi-barreled cannon, the “Vulcan,” that’s directly descended from the Civil war’s historic Gatling Gun. It throws a ton of lead a minute – an incredible storm of destruction.
NAVY VISITS MALAYS:
The cruiser U.S.S. Columbus and destroyer escort pay a brief good will visit to the Federated Malay States. Sailors give blood to the local hospital, and find that East meets West on the dance floor, in an international exhibit of U.S. style and native dancing.
3-WAY MID-AIR REFUELLING:
High over Eglin A.F.B., Florida, the Air Force shows the latest in mid-air refueling techniques to extend its nuclear range. Three Sabre jets are refueled simultaneously by a mother plane in an amazing show of precision flying.
CLASSIC FASHIONS FROM ITALY:
In Rome, Fontana Sisters show their latest collection. The designers of Margaret Truman’s wedding gown have gone back to antiquity, for their inspiration. Classic lines and clinging fabric restore the glory and elegance of Imperial Rome for the woman of today.
HUMAN TOWERS:
Spain, long famed for castles in the air, turns to human castles. Young sports inspire awe in oldsters as they form huge human towers, balancing higher and higher in a fantastic team contest, until they collapse in a huge tangle of arms, legs and torsos, without hurting one, miraculously enough.
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